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Huger et al. versus South Carolina, 1797 — 3 U.S. 339 · caselaw · US
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Huger et al. versus South Carolina
3 U.S. 3393 Dall. 339·Supreme Court of the United States·1797
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Opinion
Huger et al. versus South Carolina.
BILL in Equity. A fubpcena had been iffued in this caufe, agreeably to the rule; and an affidavit of the fervice was now read, in which it was fet forth, that a copy had been delivered to the Attorney General; and that a copy had been left at -Governor’s houfe, where the original had, likewife, been ihewli to the Secretary of -the State,
Iredell and Chase, JuJlices,
expreffed fame doubt, whether ftewing the original to the Secretary of State, would have been a fervice of the procefs, conformably to the rule, without leaving a copy at the Governor's houfe: but they agreed with the reft of'FHE COURT, in deeming the fervice, under the prefent circumftances, to be fufficient in ftri&nefs of con-. ffruv~tion, as well as upon principle.
`Ihe tervice of the fubpcena being thus proved, the Uom.-plainant gras entitled to proceed ex ~arte; and, accordingly, moved for and obtained Commiffions, to take the examination ~f witneffes in feveral of the States.